Chandigarh, Sept. 30 -- A heated exchange of words between finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema and leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa took place in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Monday after the former accused the Congress leader of purchasing land within the dhussi bandh (earthen embankment) area on the banks of Beas River, leading to a 10-minute adjournment of the proceedings.

The two leaders sparred during a discussion on the official resolution regarding the "insufficient, belated and undisbursed flood-relief package" from the central government in the wake of Punjab's worst floods in decades.

The verbal duel broke out after a ruling party MLA's claim about the cleaning of drains long neglected by previous governments. Bajwa and ...